Locally heavy rain mainly later today and tonight may produce flooding in poor drainage areas.

Downpours Saturday into Sunday may be heavy and persistent enough to produce local flash flooding

The forecast:

Today: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 10a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 76. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind around 9 mph.

Sunday Night: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.